Jonah 1932

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Description

St. Louis, United States of America.

Introductory intertitle reads: "Jonah is a whale of a sea-elephant and has just broken the St. Louis Zoo record by increasing his weight, 900 lbs in one year!"

High angle shot of a zoo enclosure with a pool of water. Zoo keeper holds a fish in...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
51195
Sort Number:
PSP 736
Time in/Out:
01:22:32:00 / 01:24:08:00
Canister:
PSP 736
Film ID:
1590.11
Issue Date:
05/05/1932

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